Overview
This course will enable learners to design, size and document the layout of consumer gas installations that feature;

Operating pressures of up to 200kPa

Fluing, ventilation and installation requirements

NG and LPG installations

Domestic and commercial installations

Caravan and marine installations.

This work may be done in multi storied buildings and/or multiple buildings supplied through one gas source.

It covers preparing for the work, identifying and confirming system requirements, design system layout and work finalisation processes, including documentation.

Regional participants welcome! Online training options available for participants at home. Contact PICAC for more details.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisite units for this unit of competency.
However learners must have completed the Certificate III in Plumbing or equivalent and be registered in gas.

It is also recommended that learners are able to demonstrate language, literacy and numeracy skills equivalent to Level 3 and Level 4 of the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF).
All new entrants to this unit will be required to undergo a pre-assessment of their language, literacy and numeracy designed to identify their level of ability against the ACSF.

Course structure

Course delivery involves:

42 hours of trainer led learning and assessment over 14 weeks, one (1) evening per week

Learners successfully completing this course will receive a Nationally Recognised Statement of Attainment.

This unit is required by the Victorian Building Authority for registered plumbers who wish to seek their licence in Gas. It is an accredited unit of competency in CPC40912 Certificate IV in Plumbing and Services.

Assessment arrangements

Assessment for this course requires learners to:

Complete a theory assessment

Undertake four (4) practical assessment related to the design, sizing and lay out of consumer gas installations.

External assessment
The VBA external assessment for the Gas licence will be held at the completion of the course for those learners who wish to undertake it.

Category A: $0*Training participant is a fully financial PPTEU member. May be registered in training course by self or employer.Category B: $275Training participant is a Master Plumbers, AMCA or NFIA Association member.Category C: $550Training participant is not a member of PPTEU, Master Plumbers, AMCA or NFIA.

Category C - Training participant is not a member of PPTEU or MPMSAA, AMCA, NFIA.

Immediate family members (wives, husbands, de-facto partners and children) of PPTEU members may be eligible for discounted training programs. Contact CEPUTEC on 9356 8913 for more information.

* A holding fee of $50 (including GST) will be applied to all Category A registrations. The fee will be refunded provided the participant attends the training. A participant who registers for training but does not attend the course and does not notify PICAC following the cancellation policy will forfeit the holding fee. Note the holding fee for Type A and Type B gas appliance servicing and disconnect/reconnect training courses is $200 (including GST).

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About Us:

The Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre (PICAC) is a unique industry led training facility located in Brunswick and Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Through providing access to a training resource without peer, our industry is taking up the challenges of new technology, new risks and new approaches.